Second-rower Shane Wright and NYC teammates Jed Cartwright, Greg Leleisiaou, Brian Kelly, Morgan Boyle and Kurt Bernard all had high hopes when they were invited to train with the NRL squad during the pre-season.

Wright was a bolter in the Auckland Nines team in January but, for the second time in three years, suffered a season-ending injury, this time to his shoulder.

“It (rehab) gets hard but having that ankle injury previously was even longer,” he said.

“That’s footy. You just have to get on with it.

“I like the challenge of rehab. If you rip in, time flies.

“It also helps having other things to focus on.”

Perth-raised Wright is deep into a Bachelor of Education degree at Griffith University and working as a teacher’s aide at Worongary State School.

“Sometimes it doesn’t feel like a job,” he said.

“There’s a lot of Titans fans at the school and the parents and teachers often want to ask about how the team’s going.”

Olive is confident of a comeback next round, after he makes a successful return to full contact training.

He faces a battle to win back a centre or wing berth from in-form Titans Nene Macdonald, Anthony Don, Josh Hoffman and Konrad Hurrell but would be happy to play in the Intrust Super Cup.